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Type in use : effective typography for electronic publishing / Alex W. White.

By: White, Alex (Alex W.).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York ; London : W. W. Norton, c1999Edition: 2nd ed.Description: 207 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0393730344.Subject(s): Graphic design (Typography) -- Data processing | Electronic publications | Web sites -- DesignDDC classification: 686.22
Contents:
Introduction -- Text -- Headlines -- Subheads -- Breakouts -- Captions -- Department Headings -- Covers -- Contents -- Bylines & Bios -- Folios & Foot Lines -- Web Typography -- The History of Type in Use.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Organized by type application - text, headlines, subheadings, breakouts, captions and five more categories - this work provides information for designers and editors that can be applied to all print and non-print media. Alex White has dissected typography into its most logical components, basing his approach on more than 15 years of teaching designing and lecturing.

Previous ed.: 1992.

Bibliography: (page 204) and index.

Introduction -- Text -- Headlines -- Subheads -- Breakouts -- Captions -- Department Headings -- Covers -- Contents -- Bylines & Bios -- Folios & Foot Lines -- Web Typography -- The History of Type in Use.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. 5)
  • Introduction (p. 8)
  • Chapter 1 Text (p. 12)
  • Chapter 2 Headlines (p. 26)
  • Chapter 3 Subheads (p. 42)
  • Chapter 4 Breakouts (p. 56)
  • Chapter 5 Captions (p. 74)
  • Chapter 6 Department Headings (p. 92)
  • Chapter 7 Covers (p. 112)
  • Chapter 8 Contents (p. 130)
  • Chapter 9 Bylines and Bios (p. 144)
  • Chapter 10 Folios and Foot Lines (p. 156)
  • Chapter 11 Web Typography (p. 164)
  • Chapter 12 The History of Type in Use (p. 178)
  • Glossary (p. 200)
  • Bibliography (p. 204)
  • Designer Credits (p. 205)
  • Index (p. 206)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Alex White, Professor of Graphic Design at Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, specializes in publication design. He wrote the bestseller How to Spec Type.

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